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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #a1 #bjbb ,mr4   
,caw?orn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4   
,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,mr4       
,waltz1 ,mr4 ,mull91 & ,mr4 ,donalds7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ,h\se      
,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be          
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a          
,congressional ,gold ,m$al 9 honor ( ^? 
:o l$ & s]v$ dur+ ! fir/ ,task ,=ce     
,p9eapple mission to1 directly &        
indirectly1 help ,am]icans & ,afghan    
special op]ators & _! families4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,task ,=ce ,p9eapple ,congressional     
,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,task ,=ce         
,p9eapple1 a gr\p ( vet]ans1 work$      
un(ficially ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y & 

! ,unit$ ,/ates ,embassy to safely      
rescue hundr$s ( ,afghan special        
op]ators & ,am]ican citiz5s1 br++ !m    
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y-controll$  
"p ( ! ,hamid ,k>zai ,int]national      
,airport z ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 conclud+   
its )drawal f ,afghani/an4  7#b7 ,^!    
,afghan special op]ators s]v$ alongside 
! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$
 ,/ates deploym5t 9 ,afghani/an1        
int]pret+ & putt+ _! own lives on ! l9e 
to ally & assi/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y4
  7#c7 ,work+ alongside ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
milit>y & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,embassy1     
,task ,=ce ,p9eapple 0 able to save an  
e/imate ( #ejj ,afghan special op]ators 
& _! families on ! fir/ mission4  #c4   
,congressional ,gold ,m$al  7a7         
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a gold m$al 
( appropriate design to ,task ,=ce      
,p9eapple 9 recognition ( ! a*ievem5ts (

 ,task ,=ce ,p9eapple4  7b7 ,design &   
/rik+ ,= purposes ( ! pres5tation "u    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !     
,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al )     
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,smi?sonian ,in/itution 
,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al "u         
subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5
 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e x    
%all be available = display z           
appropriate & made available = rese>*4  
#d4 ,duplicate m$als  7a7 ,/rik+ (      
duplicates ,"u su* regulations z !      
,secret>y may prescribe1 ! ,secret>y may
 /rike duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al
 /ruck "u section #c4  7b7 ,sell+ (     
duplicates ,! ,secret>y may sell su*    
duplicates "u subsection 7a7 at a price 
suffici5t to cov] ! co/s ( su*          
duplicates1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1    
dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  
#e4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7 ,national m$als 
,m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act are national   

m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title    
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7          
,numismatic items ,= purposes ( section 
#eacd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
all m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be     
consid]$ to be numismatic items4